Alice Ball, a young African American chemist, developed a groundbreaking treatment for leprosy in the early 20th century. Her innovative injectable chaulmoogra oil extract was more effective and less painful than previous treatments, offering hope to countless sufferers of this debilitating disease.
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Midweek Motivational Post
#overcome #endure #motivationalpost #inspiration #purpose #obstacles #disappointment
I would think freedom.
I don’t personally know anyone who advocates a minimalist lifestyle. I admire the concept. But I think there would be freedom from not having to clean a pile of meaningless stuff, freedom from having to manage it, freedom to pursue other meaningful endeavors.
Board Games and Books
Board games and books. My very first board game was a Christmas gift from my grandpa: “Operation”. I loved that game and drove the whole family nuts Christmas day 1980 with the buzzing sound! BOOKS – All through my junior/senior years of high school, the local library was right across the street from our apartment.Continue reading “Board Games and Books”
From Minnesota….
My husband was born and raised in Minnesota. In the winter the lakes entirely freeze over and the ice gets so thick and you can drive on it and ice fish during the winter. In the spring, the most anticipated activity is guessing the date of “Ice Out” on each of the lakes and whenContinue reading “From Minnesota….”
To the Moms on Mother’s Day
#moms #Mothersday #Mothersday2026 #mothers #inspiration
Graceful Musings “Finding Jesus in the Ordinary”
Finding Jesus in the Ordinary We often expect God to meet us in the extraordinary. In the answered prayer that feels unmistakable. In the breakthrough moment. In the mountaintop experience, where everything suddenly makes sense. But what about the dishes in the sink? The quiet drive to work? The same routine, repeated day after day? Continue reading “Graceful Musings “Finding Jesus in the Ordinary””
Ideally…
Being a writer, living in a cabin by the lake, and traveling the US in an RV (with coffee in hand, of course)
The Owner’s Guide to Building a Business That Runs Without You – written by Elaine M. Sycks (my newest Amazon Kindle release)
The Owner’s Guide to Building a Business That Runs Without You : A Practical System for Scaling Operations, Eliminating Bottlenecks, and Creating a Self-Sustaining Company written by Elaine M. Sycks (my newest Amazon Kindle release) You didn’t start your business to become its employee.At the beginning, it probably felt different. There was energy, ownership, evenContinue reading “The Owner’s Guide to Building a Business That Runs Without You – written by Elaine M. Sycks (my newest Amazon Kindle release)”
